Chapter 129

After the report was tossed in the hands of Martin Bob and Sean Connery, the living room fell into a cold silence. They didn't want to see that number appear, but they understood yesterday that this number is unavoidable, even if it is mixed in. So many competitors snipe.

The single-day box office for two consecutive days exceeded 20 million U.S. dollars. Although it has not broken the single-day box office record of 31.32 million U.S. dollars created by "Jurassic Park", the continuity of the weekend box office is significantly stronger.

Friday is 22.54 million US dollars, Saturday is 24.29 million US dollars, Sunday is 16.25 million US dollars, and the three days on weekends add up to 63.08 million US dollars!

Sean Connery's hand holding the statistical report is shaking. What does this number show? It shows that even if his actions affected "Independence Day", the three million dollars that was actually thrown on the critics would be worthless! What he did could not stop the young director from advancing!

Lowering his eyelids slightly to hide his unwilling gaze, Martin Bob was expressionless, originally belonging to "Jurassic Park", belonging to Spielberg, belonging to CAA's North American weekend box office record, so he gave it to Duke? Rosenberg and "Independence Day"?

He didn't want to admit it, but the $63.08 million in the first weekend of "Independence Day" completely exploded the $47.02 million that Caa's leading director Spielberg created on ▼, "Jurassic Park"!

Lovett this idiot!

Suddenly, Martin? Bob felt anger. Caa lost not only a director, but a gem that could be side by side with Spielberg in the future!

"If I can control caa, the first thing to do is to find a way to get rid of this fool's partner status!"

Martin Bob couldn't suppress this thought at all, and regardless of the ugly face of the opposite Sean Connery, he left and returned to Century City.

"boom!"

The back of the agent just disappeared at the door. An exquisite ashtray slammed heavily on the floor, and then the two big hands tugged, and that statistical report turned into countless pieces between Sean Connery's fingers...

"Why is this? Why is it?"

Sean Connery roared like a lion in the living room, "Jack, I'm going to kill him! I'm going to kill that bastard!"

"Wow..."

The whole coffee table was overturned by him.

The publicist Jack just stood aside. Naturally, he wouldn't take Connery's angry words seriously, let Connery vent, and wait for him to calm down a bit before speaking.

"Sean, calm down!" he persuaded.

"Prepare more money, Jack, I want you to open up the relationship with the media." Sean Connery was dizzy with anger, obviously not sober, "I want all the media to attack Duke Rosenber. Ge and his movies!"

"Wake up. Sean!" Jack finally yelled, and then said, "You are rich, but can you buy the media of Time Warner and News Corp? "Independence Day" is a movie invested by their subsidiary! Judging from the box office of the first week, the benefits it can bring far exceed your net worth!"

There is another word, Jack resisted to say, compared to Duke Rosenberg, who is rising in a straight line, what is it for such a dead character as Sean Connery? In this commercial country. From the media to the public, from individuals to companies. All are chasing winners, all are stepping on rallies!

"What should I do?" Sean Connery gradually calmed down, "Tell me, Jack, what should I do?"

"Sean, we made a mistake." Jack sighed. "We obviously overestimated the influence of film critics on the audience. They didn't even reach one-third of our estimate, three million dollars..."

With another long sigh, he went on to say, "Don't keep fighting for now. Unless you want to retire."

"Retired?" Sean Connery shook his head directly.

"Then accept Mel Gibson's invitation. Only by showing your value can you regain the respect of Hollywood and have the capital to attack."

These words apply to everyone in Hollywood, including Duke. This is an extremely realistic circle. People who are worthless are destined to be eliminated.

On Monday morning, as agreed in advance, Duke walked into the Warner Building, ready to accept an interview with Time Magazine.

"Hi, Duke..."

"Director Rosenberg..."

"Mr. Rosenberg..."

"Congratulations, Duke..."

From the moment I walked into the building, people I met, whether they knew it or not, greeted him one after another. The smiles of these people were definitely brighter than the sunshine on the Malibu beach, and warmer than the air in July. It was all heartfelt congratulations, at least on the surface.

Duke nodded or beckoned to these people. It is not much different from the past. If you really want to find a difference, it is the pressure brought by the huge investment. With the box office in the first week, it has completely disappeared.

"Independence Day" has broken a **** road from the fierce competition!

Of course, Duke will not be so arrogant that it is a personal success. Team cooperation is the guarantee of film quality. Warner Bros. and Twentieth Century Fox are the key to the promotion of the film!

Especially for the latter, if there is enough high-quality content that meets market needs, their huge platform will stimulate all the potential of the product.

Even Duke has to admit that even if it is a standard summer commercial masterpiece like "Independence Day", if it is replaced by a second- and third-tier company for publicity, it will not be said that it will completely hit the street, but if it wants to be so successful, it only exists. In fantasy.

"Hi, Duke..."

As soon as he walked to Warner's press room, Duke saw Jeff Robinoff. The other party was obviously waiting for him. Before Duke could say anything, the Warner Bros. executive gave him directly. A hug.

"Our record breaking director is here!" he said to the people around him.

There was a crisp laughter from all around, and Duke walked into the news hall, and words of admiration kept appearing during the period.

"Independence Day helped Warner regain its first weekend box office record!"

"Jurassic Park's US$47.02 million only raised the record of "Batman Returns" by US$1.5 million, but Duke brought the record gap to US$16 million!"

"The first movie in film history to break 50 million and 60 million box office on weekends..."

Although he has set a record in film history, Duke is not very happy. Now the number of screens in North America is growing rapidly. It will not be long before "Independence Day" will be stepped on by latecomers.

Here, Duke is being interviewed by Time Magazine, and the column of professional film critics over there is almost noisy.

Despite the fierce criticism from film critics, a large number of audiences still flocked to the cinema to watch Duke's films. "Independence Day" also won a record weekend box office. This fact caused the film critics to be extremely angry because their comments were ignored. , Ignored by most fans.

This ironclad thing proves one thing. Professional film critics are far less influential than they think they are, and even less instructive to the development of the film industry, as they clamor.

Perhaps these are more terrifying than being ignored by the audience, and these will directly affect their future earnings, especially Duke's interview in the Los Angeles Times, directly exposing the film critics to be false...

So, when the box office came out in the first week, the critics' attacks finally exceeded the scope of the film.

"The worst film in history, you will want to swear when you go to the cinema to watch, what is Duke Rosenberg filming!"

"Taking a self-portrait in the mirror for two hours is better than a movie made by Duke Rosenberg."

"Don't have any expectations for the plot, don't bring a little brain, don't have any illusions about action guidance and scene design, so you have a certain chance to persist in the junk movie in Duke Rosenberg format."

The film critics seem to be like a group of cats whose tails have been trampled on by Duke, all blown up, and there are endless cynicism column comments, and they can't wait to tag him as the worst director in history.

These comments are flooded in many media, and it is difficult for people to ignore them. As long as they make good use of them, it is not a problem to cause social hot spots. Warner and Fox are both leaders in the media industry. Since Warner can see the benefits of igniting topics, Fox is also I don't want to fail to understand the key.

It is the most basic ability of any commercial company to make use of all available conditions to promote its products and bring more benefits.

"Did the interview go well?"

Just after leaving the press room, Duke saw Nancy Josephson, shrugged and said, "Can't trouble me."

The two refused Warner's stay, and they left the Warner Building while talking about some content of the interview, and when they got into Duke's Bentley, Nancy mentioned something else.

"Did you read today's newspaper?" she asked.

"I feel like I have become a public enemy of film critics." Duke said indifferently.

Hearing Duke's relaxed tone, Nancy relaxed and said, "Fox has also sent an invitation, I want to invite you to participate in the evening talk show on Fox TV."

"What about your opinion?" Duke looked at the co-pilot.

"Since it is inevitable, it will intensify completely. The bigger the dispute, the better it will be for us." Nancy thought for a while. "The irritation of the film critics has nothing to do with your remarks in the Los Angeles Times. They Personal attacks have already been involved, and counterattacks are necessary."

Duke nodded.

Nancy continued, "Time's interview will not come out until next month at the earliest. Judging from the box office that fell yesterday, film critics still have some influence on Independence Day. The sooner we fight back, the better."

Yes, Time Warner prepared the cover of "Time" for Duke. This kind of interview will not be published that month!

"It's not just Fox's talk show," Nancy handed over the two invitations. "Oprah's invitation, I just received it."

Duke doesn't know much about talk shows, but he knows that Oprah's talk shows seem to be world-famous.

"I suggest choosing Fox and giving up Oprah." Nancy's words were beyond his expectation.

"Why?" Duke puzzled. (To be continued...)